Longwood Lancers

The Longwood Lancers are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Longwood University, located in Farmville, Virginia. The University's 14 men’s and women’s teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. Since 2012, the Lancers have been a member of the Big South Conference.[3]

Longwood Lancers
Logo
UniversityLongwood University
ConferenceBig South (primary)
MAC (field hockey)
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorTim Hall [1]
LocationFarmville, Virginia
Varsity teams14 (16 starting in 2023–24)
Basketball arenaJoan Perry Brock Center
Baseball stadiumCharles Buddy Bolding Stadium
Softball stadiumLancer Field
Soccer stadiumLongwood University Athletics Complex
MascotElwood
NicknameLancers (official)
Blue and White (unofficial)
ColorsBlue and white[2]
   
Websitewww.longwoodlancers.com
Longwood is a member of the Big South Conference.

In March 2022, the Longwood Lancers men's basketball and women's basketball teams won Big South Tournament titles,[4][5] punching the first tickets to the NCAA basketball tournament in the school’s Division I history. Only three times in Big South Conference history has the same institution claimed the men's and women's basketball titles in the same year. Both teams also won regular-season titles in the 2021-2022 season, with the men's team in sole possession of first place and the women's team tied for first.

Since joining the Big South, the Longwood softball team has won five Big South tournament crowns and three regular-season titles.[6] The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament four times.

The Lancer mascot is Elwood, a horse, and the official logo features a horse’s head atop a lance. The Lancers' fight song is "Hail to Longwood U."

Conference affiliations
Notes
  1. Women's sports only
  2. Men's sports only
  3. Its women's sports joined the NCAA during the 1982–83 school year.
  4. Now currently known as the Conference Carolinas since the 2007–08 school year.

Championships
Longwood softball has won the Big South tournament 5 times in the 10 years the team has been in the league.
Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross Country
Cross countryField Hockey
GolfGolf
SoccerLacrosse
TennisSoccer
Track and field*Softball
Tennis
Track and field*
* – Track and field (outdoor only) will begin being sponsored in 2023–24.[8]

Men's Basketball
  • Big South Tournament Championships (1): 2022
  • Big South Regular Season Championships (1): 2022

Women's Basketball
  • Big South Tournament Championships (1): 2022
  • Big South Regular Season Championships (1): 2022 (tied for first place)

Softball
  • Big South Tournament Championships (5): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Big South Regular Season Championships (5): 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023

Baseball
  • Division II South Atlantic Regional Championship (1): 1991

Men's Soccer

Women's Lacrosse

Women's Golf

Men's Golf
  • Big South Tournament Championship (1): 2023

References
  1. "Tim Hall" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. Longwood University Visual Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. "Member Institutions". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
  4. "#1 Longwood Wins 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Men's Basketball Championship".
  5. "#2 Longwood Wins 2022 Hercules Tires Big South Women's Basketball Championship".
  6. https://longwoodlancers.com/documents/2020/8/18/SB_Record_Book_Updated_081820.pdf
  7. "Longwood University and the Big South" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  8. "Longwood Set To Add Outdoor Track Program Next Season" (Press release). Longwood Lancers. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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